Seven dead in horror weekend on Australian roads

Emergency services attended numerous accidents on Australian roads over the weekend with a devastating seven fatalities recorded.

A man and his son were involved in a fatal accident on the Sunshine Coast yesterday afternoon.

They were hit by another vehicle while travelling east on the Eumundi-Noosa Road.

A vehicle driven by an elderly man crossed onto the other side of the road, colliding with the man's car.

The father died at the scene and his son and the elderly driver of the other vehicle were seriously injured.

Further north in Pimama, a vehicle crashed into an embankment at 11.00pm on Saturday. The driver, aged in his 20's, landed on power lines when he was ejected from the car. He died at the scene. The crash caused a power outage to almost 3000 homes.

In New South Wales, a motorcyclist died and two others were seriously injured after a horror five-vehicle accident in Sydney’s Royal National Park at 12.30pm yesterday.

Three motorcycles and two cars were involved in the collision on Sir Bertram Stevens Drive near the intersection of the notorious Bundeena Drive.

The male motorcycle rider was treated at the scene but died from his injuries.

One person is confirmed dead. Image: 9News (9news)One motorcyclist died at the scene and two others suffered critical injuries. Image: 9News (9news)

The other two riders he was travelling with received pelvis and leg injuries.

They were taken to St George Hospital, where they remain in a serious condition.

The drivers of the two vehicles involved, a man and a woman, were taken to Sutherland Hospital to undergo mandatory testing.

Traffic was backed up in the National Park for hours after the crash. Image: 9News (9news)

The woman suffered minor facial injuries.

An off-duty paramedic was one of the first at the scene and was able to render assistance until emergency services arrived.

"He triaged the three patients and then he was able to give a very accurate and precise handover to the paramedics that first turned up there," Inspector Geoffrey Senior of Ambulance NSW told reporters.

"They had head, chest and pelvic injuries and also fairly serious fractures."

Sir Bertram Stevens Drive was closed in both directions while an investigation took place.

There was also a fatal motorcycle accident in Tamworth at midday yesterday. Three motorcycles were travelling on Ogunbil Road when one of the riders collided with another bike at the intersection near Nowendoc Road. The 59-year-old man hit a tree and died at the scene.

Emergency services were called to the intersection of Ogunbil and Nowendoc Road, but the rider died from their injuries.